Title :
All-Optical 10-Gbps Packet Switching by DBR-MMI-BLD All-Optical Flip-Flop
Author :
Takeda, Koji ; Takenaka, Mitsuru ; Raburn, Maura ; Song, Xueliang ; Barton, Jonathon S. ; Nakano, Yoshiaki
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ.
Abstract :
All-optical packet switching has been demonstrated using DBR-MMI-BLD all-optical flip-flops. Single-mode lasing flip-flop output switched 10-Gbps optical packets through cross-phase modulation in all-optical MZI switches. Error free operation has been achieved with 1.8-dB power penalty
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; flip-flops; integrated optoelectronics; laser modes; optical bistability; optical logic; optical modulation; optical switches; packet switching; phase modulation; semiconductor lasers; 10 Gbit/s; DBR-multimode interference-bistable laser diodes; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; all-optical MZI switches; all-optical flip-flop; all-optical packet switching; cross-phase modulation; error free operation; power penalty; single-mode lasing flip-flop output; Flip-flops; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Packet switching; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2006. Conference Digest. 2006 IEEE 20th International
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9560-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2006.1708060
